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永生 (えいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

永えい生せい

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Meanings

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noun

eternal life; immortality

Refers to living forever, often in religious, mythological, or philosophical contexts.

多おおくの宗しゅう教きょうで永えい生せいの概がい念ねんが説とかれている。
The concept of eternal life is taught in many religions.

Kanji

永eternity, long, lengthy
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

永えい遠えん
永遠 is a general adjective/noun for 'eternity' or 'forever', while 永生 specifically means 'eternal life' for living beings.
不ふ死し
不死 means 'immortality' in the sense of not dying, often used in fantasy or mythology; 永生 emphasizes the state of living eternally.

Etymology

Compound of 永 (eternal) and 生 (life). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'eternal life'.